The men's C-1 500 metres event was an open-style, individual canoeing event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1984 Summer Olympics program.
13 competitors were entered. Held on August 6, the top three finishers in each heat moved on to the semifinals with the others were relegated to the repechages.
Yun Hui-Chun is spelled as Yun Hi-Chun in the official report.
Repechages were held on August 6 with the top three finishers in each repechage advancing to the semifinals.
Three semifinals were held on August 8 with the top three finishers of each semifinal advancing to the final.
The final took place on August 10.